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Omar Epps & Kurtwood Smith Among Final Cast Additions To ABC Pilot ‘The Returned’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday March 7, 2013 @ 3:00pm PSTTags: ABC, Kurtwood Smith, Landon Gimenez, Omar Epps, The Returned
Nellie Andreeva

House alum Omar Epps, Kurtwood Smith and youngster Landon Gimenez round out the cast of ABC drama pilot The Returned, from Brillstein Entertainment, Brad Pitt’s Plan B and ABC Studios. The three are set for lead roles in the project, written by Aaron Zelman and directed by Charles McDougall. It chronicles how the lives of the people in Arcadia are forever changed when their deceased loved ones return. WME-repped Epps plays Martin Bellamy, an agent with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Smith plays Harold (Smith) whose dead son Jacob (Gimenez) is among the returned.

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Sarah Bolger Joins ‘Mixology’, ‘Returned’ Adds Mark Hildreth, Leslie Bibb In ‘Boy’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday March 7, 2013 @ 10:43am PSTTags: About A Boy, Mixology, The Returned
Nellie Andreeva

Sarah BolgerSarah Bolger extending her relationship with ABC with a lead role in the network’s single-camera comedy Mixology, directed by Larry Charles from a script by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. Set in the world of a sexy Manhattan bar, Mixology, from ABC Studios, chronicles the exploits of singles, five guys and five girls, in search of love — all over the course of one night. Bolger will play one of them, Janey, Jessica’s (Alexis Carra) sweet, naive, little sister from New Jersey. Tonight is her big night in the city and she is woefully unprepared for the aggressive Manhattan dating scene. CAA-repped Bolger recurs on ABC/ABC Studios’ Once Upon A Time as Princess Aurora last season starred in their Shonda Rhimes-produced pilot Gilded Lilys. The Tudors alumna  toplines two indies that are yet to come out, Crush and Kiss Me.

Mark Hildreth has joined another ABC/ABC Studios pilot, drama The Returned, from Brillstein Entertainment, Brad Pitt’s Plan B and ABC Studios. Written by Aaron Zelman and directed by Charles McDougall, the project chronicles how the lives of the people in Arcadia are forever changed when their deceased loved ones return. Hildreth, repped by Untitled and SMS, will play Preacher Tom Hild, the local minister, who starts to question his beliefs when the dead start coming back. Read More »

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Melissa George To Star In ABC’s ‘Gothica’, Nicholas Gonzalez Joins ‘The Returned’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday March 6, 2013 @ 10:45am PSTTags: Gothica, The Returned
Nellie Andreeva

Melissa GeorgeMelissa George has been tapped for a lead role opposite Janet Montgomery in ABC’s drama pilot Gothica. Set in the present day, the project, created by Matt Lopez and exec produced by Mark Gordon and Nick Pepper of  The Mark Gordon Co., weaves together a mythology that incorporates the legends of Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein and Dorian Gray. It centers on journalist Grace Van Helsing (Janet Montgomery) who takes over her family’s hometown newspaper. George, repped by ICM Partners, 3 Arts and Smelkinson, will play Fiona Hunter, the series’ most formidable force, and everyone – from Grace, to Dorian (Chris Egan), to Victor Frankenstein (Tom Ellis) – will find their mettle and savvy tested by this deliciously cunning woman. Aussie George recently toplined Frank Spotnitz’s BBC/Cinemax series Hunted. While the series ended when BBC opted not to renew it, Ciinemax and Sportnitz have been plotting two-hour movies centered on George’s character, which has developed strong fan following. Read More »

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Samaire Armstrong & Sam Hazeldine Cast In ‘The Returned’, Lenora Crichlow In Cullen

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday March 4, 2013 @ 1:30pm PSTTags: ABC, Cullen Bros, The Returned
Nellie Andreeva

Samaire Armstrong (The Mentalist) and British actor Sam Hazeldine (The Raven) have been cast in ABC’s drama pilot The Returned, from Brillstein … Read More »

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Matt Craven Joins ABC Pilot ‘The Returned’, Duo Cast In NBC Pilot ‘Undateable’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday February 20, 2013 @ 2:30pm PSTTags: Brent Morin, Matt Craven, Rick Glassman, The Returned, Undateable
Nellie Andreeva

Matt Craven has been cast in ABC’s drama pilot The Returned. The project, from Brillstein Entertainment, Brad Pitt’s Plan B and ABC Studios, is based on the upcoming novel by Jason Mott. Written by Aaron Zelman and directed by Charles McDougall, it chronicles how the lives of the people in Arcadia are forever changed when their deceased loved ones return. Craven will play Fred, the local Sheriff who has been a widower ever since his wife died in an accident 32 years ago. Craven, repped by Frontline Management’s Craig Dorfman and SDB Partners, recurs as Secretary of the Navy Clayton Jarvis on NCIS and just wrapped Roland Emmerich’s White House Down. Read More »

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Charles McDougall Signs Overall Deal With ABC Studios, Will Direct ‘The Returned’ Pilot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday February 4, 2013 @ 10:31am PSTTags: ABC Studios, Big Deals TV, The Returned
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: Director Charles McDougall has signed a two-year overall deal with ABC Studios. Under the seven-figure pact, McDougall will direct and executive produce ABC Studios’ ABC drama pilot The Returned this season. The Returned, co-produced by Brillstein Entertainment … Read More »

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ABC Developing High-Concept Drama From Brad Pitt’s Plan B & Brillstein Entertainment

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday December 12, 2012 @ 4:30pm PSTTags: ABC, Big Deals TV, The Returned
Nellie Andreeva

In a late buy, ABC has put in development The Returned, a serialized drama produced by Brad Pitt’s Plan B, Brillstein Entertainment Partners and ABC Studios. Written by Aaron Zelman (AMC’s The Killing), The Returned is based on … Read More »

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